Hunters kill over 75 Boko Haram men, recapture Maiha town in Adamawa

According to reports, about 75 Boko Haram men
were killed this week by local hunters in Maiha
town, which is about 25km from Mubi town in
Adamawa State.
The hunters also recaptured their town which was
captured by the insurgents this past Monday. The
local hunters, armed with rifles, machetes, bows &
arrows, ambushed the insurgents as they came to
fight with the Nigerian military in their town and
killed as many of them as they could.
Following the attack, many residents of Maiha fled
to Yola over fears of reprisal attacks from Boko
Haram, who are known to re-group and take
revenge when their members are slaughtered.
But the hunters and other vigilante groups say they
are no longer running, that they have decided to
stay and fight to keep their land and family safe.
Thousands of youths have since signed up to
confront Boko Haram insurgents in the state.